Cosmic jackpot why our universe is just right for life
Physicist Paul Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many basic features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the most humble carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an...
| Main Author: | Davies, P. C. W. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- The big questions
- The universe explained
- How the universe began
- What the universe is made of and how it all holds together
- The lure of complete unification
- Dark forces of the cosmos
- A universe fit for life
- Does a multiverse solve the Goldilocks enigma?
- Intelligent and not-so-intelligent design
- How come existence?
- Afterword: ultimate explanations.